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The First Video Game
The first video game ever was released in 1958. Physicist Willy Higinbotham invented the first video game. The first video game was a simple tennis like game -
The First Arcade Game
The first arcade game became the granddaddy of all video games. The name is Pong it is a game with one ball and two paddle game. This game put Atari on the map because kids would flock towards restaurants and convenient stores to play Pong. -
The First Video Game Console
The first video game console was called the Atari 2600. World wide sales went over 27 million sales. This gave Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak something to do while they were figuring out their company Apple. -
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The Peak of Arcade Games
In 1980 Pac-Man and Mrs. Pac-Man Hit pizza places everywhere. Pac-Man brought 2 billion dollars in revenue. Then Donkey Kong which features the infamous Mario and Atari released the game centipede. -
The First Two Person Fighting Game
Mortal Combat was the first two person fighting game in history. But parents did not approve of it due to the violence. They thought it would affect their children. -
Sony began its rise to the top
Sony enters the gaming industry with the PlayStation. it rose up real fast considering That it had over a 100 million sales. -
Here Comes Microsoft
They released their first console in 2001. The Xbox had 24 million sales and released the first game of one of the greatest game series of all time Halo. That made all companies want to release a first person shooter game. -
One of the Greatest Consoles of All Time was Born
The Wii was released in 2006 and it brought families across the world closer together. It had accessories for every game like a bowling ball for Wii Sports, a steering wheel for MarioKart. It sold over a 100 million units worldwide to this date.